Cabbie cheats couple by giving wrong change: police

A taxi driver has been arrested for cheating a couple out of about HK$900 by intentionally giving them the wrong change, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, the cabbie is a 30-year-old local man surnamed Lam.The spokesperson said that last Thursday evening, a mainland couple got into Lam’s taxi in Cotai for a trip to Rua do Cunha in Taipa. When they arrived, the fare on the meter showed 31 patacas. As the

September 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Man scratches 6 cars ‘in fit of anger’ for not finding parking space

In a fit of anger, local man who couldn’t find a parking spot in a car park next to a residential building near Avenida de Horta e Costa earlier this month scratched six cars, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 63-year-old surnamed Cheang who owns a hardware shop near Jardim de Luís de Camões.The spokesperson said that on September 4, the Judiciary Police received reports from six car owners

September 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Elderly submit petition to CE over greyhounds near their home

Seven senior citizens – several with walking aids and a couple in wheelchairs, from the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home, accompanied by the facility’s director and their family members, submitted a petition yesterday addressed to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, urging him to stop Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome from moving over 500 greyhounds to a plot of land just a few metres away from their dormitories due to hygiene and noise concerns.The home near Coloane village has about 80

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Babies & bubbles: Group to put on bathtime show for tots

Bathing tiny babies can be a bit daunting for new parents, but once babies start to enjoy the water, bathtime can be a great moment for bonding and a lot of fun, which is the theme of a show a local group is putting on for toddlers and their parents.The Big Mouse Kids Drama Group will be presenting “Bathroom Wonder” for toddlers under three years of age – and their accompanying parents – at the Glass House in Praça do Tap Seac with four shows a day from September 29 to October 1. The

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Nam Van old buildings await redevelopment permit: govt

There are plans for the redevelopment of three dilapidated low-rise buildings – located next to each other – in the city centre, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the plot on which the three buildings are situated, which were published by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.The three buildings are located in Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira – a street between Avenida da Praia Grande and Avenida de D. João IV.The Lands, Public Works

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Dump truck driver hurt by piece from concrete mixer: police

A dump truck driver was injured in an industrial accident at a concrete plant in the Pac On land reclamation area in Taipa yesterday afternoon, the police said.In the UK and India, dump trucks are known as tipper lorries.The plant owned by Macau Concrete Company Limited is located in Rua Heng Long in Pac On. The accident happened at around 4 p.m., according to the police.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt mulls second bus-only lane

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the government was studying the feasibility of launching a bus-only lane on Avenida do Coronel Mesquita, which would be the city’s second lane restricted to public buses.Lam added that the setting-up of the bus lane would need the removal of 10 car parking spaces on the avenue in the northern part of the peninsula.The transport chief also said that the proposal, which aims to improve traffic in and around the avenue, was

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Get set for 50 pct jump in local casino stocks: Morgan Stanley

HONG KONG – Macau casino shares are poised for a 50 percent rebound if history repeats itself, according to Morgan Stanley.Based on the last cycle that ended in July 2012, shares are set to recover on the back of improving earnings, followed by a sharp correction, analysts Praveen K Choudhary and Jeremy An wrote in a note late last week. A Bloomberg Intelligence index for Macau casinos has tumbled more than 30 percent since this year’s peak in May as gaming revenue growth slowed and

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman falls to her death: police

A 62-year-old local woman fell to her death from a residential building in Rua de Pedro Coutinho yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, a resident living in the building heard a thud at 7:40 a.m. and discovered that the body of the woman was lying on a concrete canopy on the first floor. The resident reported the case to the police.Firefighters rushed to the scene and transferred the woman to the public Conde de S. Januario

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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5 telecom base stations to be moved from low-lying areas

Local telecom companies plan to move five of their base stations away from the city’s low-lying areas and are looking for alternative locations, Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.Lau made the remarks when talking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference about an international stamp exhibition, at the Venetian.In August last year, Super Typhoon Hato pummelled the city and caused serious flooding in low-lying areas. Many power supply

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Union calls for casinos’ mandatory typhoon shutdown, starting with No. 8 signal

Members of the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union yesterday petitioned the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), urging the government to set up a specific legal framework for the mandatory shutdown of all local casinos when a typhoon hits the city, starting with the No. 8 signal.The union handed the petition to an official outside the bureau in China Plaza in Avenida da Praia Grande.On Saturday evening – shortly before the number 8 signal was hoisted due to Super Typhoon

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Man attacks wife over kids’ education: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Tuesday for allegedly attacking his wife with a cleaver after a heated argument last Saturday over how to educate their children, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 47-year-old restaurant waiter surnamed Ng and his wife as a 42-year-old casino worker. They have an eight-year-old son and a daughter in her teens.According to Choi, the couple, who have been married for about a

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Clerk steals cheque in 1st month at job: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man – who had only been employed by the company for a month at the time of the crime – for stealing a 300,000 pataca cheque from his boss, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said yesterday.Choi announced details of the case during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Choi, the suspect is a 21-year-old surnamed Fong, who started to work as an office clerk at a decoration company in the city centre in July.The Judiciary

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Observatory gets new chief after predecessor’s 1-year concurrent appointment ends

The government announced yesterday that Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Van Man yesterday served his last day as director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) and that Tang Iu Man, who currently heads the weather bureau’s Meteorological Division, will be the acting director starting from today.The weather bureau made the announcement in a statement yesterday.Tam had headed the weather station after its then director, Fong Soi Kun, quit following

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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